V poiskakh kapitana Granta
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V poiskakh kapitana Granta (Russian
: В поисках капитана Гранта) is a 1986 Soviet 7-part television miniseries adaptation of Jules Verne
's novel In Search of the Castaways
directed by Stanislav Govorukhin
. It was shoot on the Odessa Film Studio
and Bulgarian Boyana Film
in 1985.
and the history of creation and publication of the novel In Search of the Castaways
. The second actually narrates the novel.
Lord and Lady Glenarvan found in the sea a bottle with a letter from Captain Grant, whose ship was wrecked. After the refusal of the British government to conduct searches, The Glenarvans decide to find captain Grant themselves with Grant's children Mary and Robert.
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
: В поисках капитана Гранта) is a 1986 Soviet 7-part television miniseries adaptation of Jules Verne
Jules Verne
Jules Gabriel Verne was a French author who pioneered the science fiction genre. He is best known for his novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea , A Journey to the Center of the Earth , and Around the World in Eighty Days...
's novel In Search of the Castaways
In Search of the Castaways
In Search of the Castaways is a novel by the French writer Jules Verne, published in 1867–1868. The original edition, published by Hetzel, contains a number of illustrations by Édouard Riou. In 1876 it was republished by George Routledge & Sons as a three volume set titled "A Voyage Round The World"...
directed by Stanislav Govorukhin
Stanislav Govorukhin
Stanislav Sergeyevich Govorukhin has been one of the most popular Soviet and Russian film directors since the 1960s...
. It was shoot on the Odessa Film Studio
Odessa Film Studio
Odessa Film Studio is a Ukrainian film studio in Odessa. It is partially owned by a government and supervised by the Department of State property fund of Ukraine together with the Ministry of Culture. Together with Dovzhenko Film Studios they are the only state-owned and major film producers in...
and Bulgarian Boyana Film
Boyana Film
NU Boyana Film Studios is among the biggest European film studios, situated in Boyana, Sofia, Bulgaria.Founded as Boyana Film, Nu Boyana Film Studios is a Bulgarian film production complex unique for Southeastern Europe. It was opened in 1962. It is one amongst the few sites in Europe that combine...
in 1985.
Plot
The film consists of two subplots. The first tells about the life of the writer Jules VerneJules Verne
Jules Gabriel Verne was a French author who pioneered the science fiction genre. He is best known for his novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea , A Journey to the Center of the Earth , and Around the World in Eighty Days...
and the history of creation and publication of the novel In Search of the Castaways
In Search of the Castaways
In Search of the Castaways is a novel by the French writer Jules Verne, published in 1867–1868. The original edition, published by Hetzel, contains a number of illustrations by Édouard Riou. In 1876 it was republished by George Routledge & Sons as a three volume set titled "A Voyage Round The World"...
. The second actually narrates the novel.
Lord and Lady Glenarvan found in the sea a bottle with a letter from Captain Grant, whose ship was wrecked. After the refusal of the British government to conduct searches, The Glenarvans decide to find captain Grant themselves with Grant's children Mary and Robert.
Cast
- Vladimir Smirnov as Jules VerneJules VerneJules Gabriel Verne was a French author who pioneered the science fiction genre. He is best known for his novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea , A Journey to the Center of the Earth , and Around the World in Eighty Days...
- Marina VladyMarina VladyMarina Vlady is a French actress.She won the Best Actress Award at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival for The Conjugal Bed. From 1955 to 1959 she was married to actor/director Robert Hossein...
as Marko VovchokMarko VovchokMarko Vovchok , 22 December 1833 – 10 August 1907) was a famous Ukrainian and Russian writer of Ukrainian descent. Her pen name, Marko Vovchok, was invented by Panteleimon Kulish.-Biography:... - Lembit Ulfsak as Jacques PaganelJacques PaganelJacques Eliacin François Marie Paganel is one of the main characters in Jules Verne's novel In Search of the Castaways...
- Nikolai Yeryomenko, Jr. as Lord GlenarvanLord GlenarvanLord Glenarvan is a fictional character which appears in Jules Verne's novel In Search of the Castaways and then briefly appears in The Mysterious Island...
- Tamara Akulova as Lady Glenarvan
- Vladimir GostyukhinVladimir GostyukhinVladimir Vasilyevich Gostyukhin is a Russian film and stage actor.- Actor :* 1986: V poiskakh kapitana Granta as Major McNabbs-External links:...
as Major McNabbs - Oleg Shtefanko as Capt. John Mangles
- Ruslan Kurashov as Robert Grant
- Galina Strutinskaya as Mary Grant
- Anatoli Rudakov as Olbinet
- Boris KhmelnitskyBoris KhmelnitskyBoris Alexandrovich Khmelnitsky was a Russian theatre and movie actor.He worked many years in the Taganka Theatre in Moscow. In cinema, he was known for many of his roles in Soviet adventure films. He played Robin Hood, Prince Igor, Captain Grant and many other characters...
as Captain Grant - Aleksandr AbdulovAleksandr AbdulovAleksandr Gavrilovich Abdúlov was a notable Soviet/Russian actor....
as Bob the Claw - Fyodor Odinokov as Paddy O'Moore